Feb 4, 20153 min readThe Samarium FileIf you happen to have caught the Netflix wave, or got the box-set, you might have seen House of Cards, the US political satire transposed...
Jan 20, 20154 min readHafnium – hot right now because it can take the heatDemand for the minor metal hafnium has stepped up with growing use within the aerospace industry for heat-resistant alloys, while nuclear...
Jan 9, 20154 min readWhat hope Africa?Letter to Metal Bulletin: I read with interest the article written by Fleur Ritzema and posted on Metal Bulletin yesterday (January 8,...
Dec 3, 20142 min readWhat is a scintillator?A scintillator is a material which converts the energy from incoming radiation into a form where it is more detectable. Humans cannot see...